South African club Southern Kings have confirmed that they will not participate in any domestic competition this year following the financial crisis created by the pandemic coronavirus.

Southern Kings have confirmed former South Africa attack coach Swys de Bruin as a coaching consultant ahead of the 2020 season.

Zebre kick-started their Pro14 campaign with a comfortable 32-16 bonus point victory over Southern Kings in Parma on Friday.

Cardiff Blues managed to seal a Champions Cup qualification berth following their comfortable 12-45 win over Southern Kings in their Pro 14 clash.

Munster ran a six-try riot as they went on to claim a bonus point victory over Southern Kings in their Pro14 face-off at Outeniqua Park.

It was a pivotal moment for the Southern Kings as the South African side secured their first win of the season in the Guinness Pro 14 in Round 17.

Edinburgh returned back to winning ways after beating Southern Kings 37-7 in their Pro 14 face-off at Myerside.

Replacement Sam Hidalgo-Clyne scored a hat-trick in the final 10 minutes as Edinburgh completed a 21-48 bonus point victory against Southern Kings in their Pro 14 encounter on Friday.

Glasgow Warriors bounced back from their back to back defeats in the European Champions Cup with a 43-13 convincing win over Southern Kings in their Pro 14 clash at Scotstoun Stadium on Friday.

Hallam Amos and Elliott Dee scored doubles each as Dragons completed a 29-13 bonus point victory in their Pro 14 clash in Newport on Saturday.

The Southern Kings' dreadful start to the Pro 14 2017-18 tournament continued as Zebre recorded their first win of the season with a 43-17 demolition at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Saturday night.

Leinster came up with a dominant second half performance as they completed a 10-31 bonus point victory over Southern Kings in the first ever Pro 14 game held in South Africa.

Two weeks into the Guinness Pro14 season and so far the South African teams have come up short while Edinburgh have staked their claim as this year’s surprise package.

Connacht managed to return to winning ways after they secured a 32-10 bonus point victory over Southern Kings in their Pro 14 encounter at Sportsground in Galway.

Leigh Halfpenny made an impressive debut for Scarlets as the defending champions ran an eight try riot to trounce Southern Kings by 57-10 in the Pro 14 season opener.

Cheetahs managing director Harold Verster is excited by the challenges ahead of their move to Pro 14 league for the upcoming season.

Former Lions and Ireland captain, Brian O’Driscoll, has hailed the addition of two South African teams to what was becoming a ‘stale’ Guinness Pro12.

The expansion of the now-Guinness Pro14 by two teams is the latest step on the Celtic teams' quest for a return to European glory.

Scottish Rugby Union has welcomed the decision to include the two South African teams in the expanded Pro 14 league ahead of the upcoming season.

2 new teams, 2 new conferences, 152 games, welcome Cheetahs Rugby and Southern Kings for what should be the most exciting season yet.